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I was going to write about rising economic inequality, which abated temporarily as the economy sagged, but now seems heading back on its disturbing trajectory, and why I find that alarming. Posted below is a chart based on the latest progress report by Emmanuel Saez of UC Berkeley.

But then I started imagining the conservative doublespeak that demeans and redirects all efforts to discuss issues of fairness. Herein, I provide a service to the right-wing dogmatists and those who'd like to understand them by reproducing the top 10 talking points for preserving the status quo.

A little Googling reveals that, back in November, Republican message-meister Frank Luntz produced a set of talking points for conservatives to spin Occupy Wall Street. They prove that truth is stranger than fiction. Here are my favorites:

1. Don't say 'capitalism.'

2. Don't say that the government 'taxes the rich.' Instead, tell them that the government 'takes from the rich.'